Clemency

Oscar nominee Alfre Woodard (Luke Cage) leads this death row drama as a prison warden feeling the psychological toll after years of carrying out executions. Her latest inmate, Anthony (Aldis Hodge, Hidden Figures), forces her to confront these demons.

If Woodard is hoping for her overdue second Oscar nomination after 1983’s “Cross Creek,” she’s got a decent shot with this excruciating character arc. Yet, the actress is even better in the scenes where Bernadine simply gets drunk, even if she still can’t talk about anything but work.

If Woodard is hoping for her overdue second Oscar nomination after 1983’s “Cross Creek,” she’s got a decent shot with this excruciating character arc. Yet, the actress is even better in the scenes where Bernadine simply gets drunk, even if she still can’t talk about anything but work.